| Vol. - No. | Vol.12 - No.2 |
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| Date | Jun., 2023 |
| Title | Bim-based Life Cycle Assessment of Embodied Energy and Environmental Impacts of High-rise Buildings: A Literature Review |
| Author | Lijian Ma+ |
| Institutions | College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA |
| Abstract |
Today 55 percent of the population in the world lives in urban areas which is expected to increase to 68 percent by the year 2050. In the cities, high-rise buildings as symbols of the modern cityscape are dominating the skylines, but the data to demonstrate their embodied energy and environmental impacts are scarce, compared to low- or mid-rise buildings. Reducing the embodied energy and environmental impacts of buildings is critical as about 42 percent of primary energy use and 39 percent of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from the building sector. However, it is an overlooked area in embodied energy and environmental impacts of high-rise buildings. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely used tool to quantify the embodied energy and environmental impacts of the building sector. LCA combined with Building Information Modeling (BIM) can simplify data acquisition of the building as well as provide both tools with feedback. Several studies recognize that the integration of BIM and LCA can simplify data acquisition of the building as well as provide tools with feedback. This article provides an overview of literature on BIM-based of embodied energy and environmental impacts of high-rise buildings. It also compares with different LCA methodologies. Finally, major strategies to reduce embodied energy and environmental impacts of high-rise buildings, research limitations and trends in the field are covered. |
| Keyword | BIM, LCA, Embodied Energy, Environmental Impacts, High-rise Buildings |
| PP. | PP.163~168 |
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